Marc Wilson (footballer)
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Wilson with the Republic of Ireland national team in September 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc David Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Aghagallon, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Lisburn Youth | ||
| 2001–2004 | Manchester United | ||
| 2004–2006 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Portsmouth | 35 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Stoke City | 146 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sunderland | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Þróttur Vogum | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | ÍBV | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Northern Ireland U15 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Republic of Ireland U18 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Republic of Ireland | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marc David Wilson (born 17 August 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer.
Wilson left his home town of Aghagallon in 2000 to join the Manchester United Academy, after four years he was released and was signed by Hampshire club Portsmouth. He went out on loan to AFC Bournemouth, Luton Town and Yeovil Town to gain first team experience before making his Premier League debut on boxing day in 2008. After Portsmouth were relegated to the Football League in 2010 Wilson was named as club captain.
In August 2010 he joined Stoke City in a deal which saw Stoke duo Liam Lawrence and Dave Kitson join Pompey. He converted to left back under Tony Pulis and in his first season at Stoke he played in the 2011 FA Cup final as Stoke lost 1–0 to Manchester City. Wilson was a regular in 2011–12 as Stoke played in the UEFA Europa League. He suffered a broken leg in October 2012 which saw him miss most of the 2012–13 season. He became used as a back-up player under Mark Hughes and left Stoke in August 2016 to join Bournemouth.
Wilson got his first call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for their game against Brazil in March 2010, and made his first appearance as a substitute in February 2011 during the 3–0 Nations Cup win over Wales.